Troubleshooting

If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.

Display, Settings and Power Supply

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

c

 

Monitor is blank

• Camera is off.

22

 

 

• Battery is exhausted.

22

 

 

• Standby mode for saving power: press the

23, 26

 

 

shutter-release button halfway.

 

 

 

• When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash

31

 

 

has charged.

 

 

 

• Camera and computer are connected via

75

 

 

audio video/USB cable.

 

 

 

• Camera and TV are connected via audio

74

 

 

video/USB cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor is hard to read

• Adjust monitor brightness.

110

 

 

• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.

155

 

 

• Monitor has dimmed to save power.

23

 

 

Monitor brightens when controls are used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera turns off without

• Battery is low.

22

 

warning

• Camera has turned off automatically to

 

 

 

save power.

 

 

 

• Battery is cold.

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Date and time of recording

• Pictures recorded before clock has been set,

18

 

are not correct

and “Date not set” indicator blinks during

 

 

 

shooting, will have time stamp of “00/00/

 

 

 

0000 00:00”; movies and voice recordings

 

Technical

No indicators displayed in

will be dated “01/01/2007 00:00.”

110

[Hide info] is selected for [Photo info].

 

 

• Check camera clock regularly against more

107

 

 

accurate timepieces and reset as required.

 

Notes

monitor

Select [Show info].

 

 

 

 

[Date imprint] not available

Camera clock has not been set.

18,

 

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

Date not appearing on

Date does not appear on movies or on

42, 63

 

pictures even when [Date

pictures taken using F.

 

 

imprint] is enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera settings reset

Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were

108

 

 

restored to their default values.

 

 

 

 

 

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